Yeah, you were exactly right. I sprayed down all my pipes with soapy water and it was bubbling up real bad at the j-pipe. I pulled it off and replaced the gasket.. Sure enough, it's fixed. Thanks for your help.

Not to dig this up from the grave, but mine has been doing the same exact thing and I cannot figure out what the problem is. Did your problem ever get resolved?

Doing a little waxing..

Ok so after spraying my pipes with soapy water, i found out i have two leaks. My j-pipe is leaking where it connects to my IC piping, and its also leaking where my upper IC piping connects with the lower Ic piping. Im not sure if the T-clamps are weak or if it because im connecting a 2.5" pipe...

I'm about to get some soapy water and re-check everything. This car has been a complete nightmare from day one. My alternator keeps eating belts so i have to fix that before i can check for any boost leaks. When my friend was looking at my car yesterday, he said it sounded like it was leaking...

Well im positive its not a boost leak problem, my car hits boost fine. today I switched out my MAF and its still doing the same thing. My friend suggested my B.O.V was leaking or releasing boost too early, so I switched it out with another one I have and its still sputtering around 4.5k. So to...

Mine goes up to 4 1/2k and starts sputtering nasty.. It doesn't drop boost, but it won't accelerate after that. I have changed my spark plugs, spark plug wires, fuel filter, air filter and still nothing. I took it to a shop and the guy said he will hook it up to a wideband but its $80 an hour...

Was this problem ever resolved? my 2g is doing the same thing and im still trying to figure out what it is.